#6 Maryland to Host Georgia Tech Sunday

Maryland Athletics

1-17-2014

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The sixth-ranked Maryland women’s basketball team will host Georgia Tech Sunday at 2 p.m. at Comcast Center. The Terrapins will look to win their 14th straight game and fifth straight over the Yellow Jackets.

The Terps-Yellow Jackets game will be Mascot Day. Mascots from local teams will be on the concourse to join Testudo in welcoming fans. For tickets, log on to the Terrapin Ticket Office online at umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.

Maryland (15-1, 3-0 ACC) is coming off of a 77-62 win over Syracuse Thursday. National Player of the Year candidate Alyssa Thomas led the way for the Terrapins with 19 points and 11 rebounds for her 14th double-double this year. Freshman Brionna Jones added a career-high 18 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double. Brene Moseley and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough each scored 10 points.

Georgia Tech (12-5, 2-2) beat Wake Forest, 79-63 Thursday. The Terps are 47-18 all-time vs. the Yellow Jackets and have won the last four straight matchups. Last year, the Terps won 66-57 in Atlanta on Jan. 20. Alyssa Thomas led the way with 28 points and 10 rebounds and Alicia DeVaughn had 11 points and 12 rebounds.

The Terrapins are ranked No. 6 in the latest Associated Press and in the USA Today Coaches polls.

Next, Maryland will head to Virginia (8-9, 1-3) for a 6:30 p.m. matchup in Charlottesville Thursday. The Terps-Cavaliers game will be shown on RSN, which includes Comcast SportsNet locally, ESPN3 and more channels across the nation.